There’s only one door out of purgatory for the Holy Souls there. It opens only into heaven. But here’s the catch: they can’t open it themselves. We have to open it for them. We have the key. The ...

Amy-Jill Levine, a Jewish scholar of Christian Scriptures, has faced antisemitic backlash after being elected the first Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America ...

Eureka First United Methodist Church Eureka (520 Del Norte St.): The Sunday worship service starts at 10 a.m. The Rev. Amy Beth Durward de Macias is the pastor. Both virtual and in-person Bible study ...

On Sept. 2, Sulpician Father Shawn Gould will be formally installed as the new president and rector of the nation's first ...

As representatives of 12 Christian World Communions, present in every nation on earth, we are moved and grateful to speak with one voice and one heart about our Lord's resurrection, which we have ...

Catholics in Arkansas observe First Friday and First Saturday Devotions monthly, a tradition dating back centuries. The First Friday devotion, honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus, developed in the 11th ...

Text from the Homily of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI at the Mass, Imposition of the Pallium and Conferral of the ...

The service always includes one or more psalms. These ancient prayers, taken from the Old Testament, reflect the full range of human emotions and experiences; from the depths of anger, resentment, and ...

This Sunday’s Gospel comes in short (Matthew 22:1-10) and long (Matthew 22:1-14) versions. I urge clergy to exert themselves and read reading four extra verses, because they address a too-neglected ...

Do we allow anger to shape us in theological disagreement? Regardless of issue or "side," it does no good to have an angry ...

In Russia, omens have been given special importance since ancient times. They were used to judge the weather, when to sow and harvest, and what to expect in the future. Therefore, every day of the ...

What do we make of having multiple priests at the altar? Too many cooks in the kitchen? Or is it a chance to see more of the ...